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Going Organic Can Shield Children From Pesticides
A study finds benefits are 'immediate' and suggests that youths are exposed to the chemicals primarily through food, not spraying of homes.
Class Action Suit on GMO Contamination Moves Forward
Farmers are seeking compensation for losses due to contamination of organic fields and crops by Monsanto's and Bayer's genetically engineered canolas. "This is great", says plaintiff Dale Beaudoin. "On behalf of 1000 plus organic farmers we can continue to fight for our right to remain stewards for sustainable agriculture. This is no minor issue. It is a matter of independence and survival for all farmers world-wide."
U.S. needs to pay attention to customers
The United States needs to start listening to its customers if it wants to remain a player in the soybean export market, a soyfoods industry expert said at last week's Midwest Specialty Grains Conference. If any more GMO soybeans are grown, the United States will be out of the food-grade market and may have to import to meet U.S. consumer demand.
Japan finds 9th U.S. corn cargo tainted with Bt-10
Japan's Agriculture Ministry said it discovered a ninth U.S. feed grain cargo tainted with Bt-10 biotech corn, and has told the importer to destroy it or ship it back to the United States.
Herbicide-resistant horse weed strains plague California farmers
Due in part to the over-use of Roundup on Roundup-Ready crops, scientists in California have found clusters of the weed that are resistant to scores of herbicides, leaving farmers to fight an increasingly formidable and costly foe.
First US labeling legislation for GM food becomes law in Alaska
Alaska has become the first state to give its citizens what 90 percent of Americans want - labels for genetically engineered foods. We anticipate that this legislation will be a bellwether for other state efforts to label biotech foods. It's only a matter of time before all states move to fill in the regulatory gap left by the Federal government's failure to require mandatory labeling.
Roundup(r) kills frogs as well as tadpoles, Pitt biologist finds
Product is lethal even at lower concentrations; soil does not lessen its effects. "The most striking result from the experiments was that a chemical designed to kill plants killed 98 percent of all tadpoles within three weeks and 79 percent of all frogs within one day" - University of Pittsburgh researcher, Rick Relyea
Biotech giant Monsanto application for global pig patent
Greenpeace researchers have uncovered patent application from the biotech giant Monsanto which, if granted, would give the company world-wide control over breeding of pigs and their off spring.
Organic farms 'best for wildlife'
The organic farms tended to have smaller fields Organic farms are better for wildlife than those run conventionally, according to a study covering 180 farms from Cornwall to Cumbria. The organic farms were found to contain 85% more plant species, 33% more bats, 17% more spiders and 5% more birds.
GM plant creates "Superweed"
Modified genes from crops in a GM crop trial have transferred into local wild plants, creating a form of herbicide-resistant "superweed", the Guardian can reveal. The cross-fertilization between GM oilseed rape, a brassica, and a distantly related plant, charlock, had been discounted as virtually impossible by scientists with the environment department.
Industry aims to strip local control of food supply
Environmental and healthy-farming advocates are learning what tobacco-free campaigners learned in the 1990s: When local governments step up to protect their community's citizens, industry responds by taking away the authority of local governments.
Japan Discovers 6th Shipment Contaminated with Bt10
Japan appears to be doing its own checking and not just leaving it to the Americans.
U.S. Biotech Firm Sees FDA Approving Cloned Meat
A U.S. biotech company said on Thursday it expected the Food and Drug Administration to soon approve the industry's request to market meat and milk products from cloned cattle and other animals.
Biotechnology Loses Billions A Year
The biotechnology industry lost a combined $6.4 billion last year, according to a new report from Ernst & Young. The industry's total accrued loss since its birth in Silicon Valley in the mid-1970s is more than $45 billion.
North Coast Advisory Council requests Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods at Cambria Farmer's Market
The NCAC, which makes recommendations for Cambria and San Simeon, requested that the Friday Cambria farmer's market vendors label their produce with signage stating it is GE free. Farmers selling genetically engineered produce would be required to disclose that information as well.
Mounting evidence on toxicity of Roundup
Research from France has confirmed previous studies that Monsanto's Roundup, the most commonly used herbicide in the world, is much more toxic that Monsanto admits.
Tainted biotech maize (Bt10) impounded at Irish port
A United States consignment of genetically modified corn gluten feed tainted with an illegal strain (Syngenta's Bt10) has been impounded upon arrival at an Irish port, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
Alaska Bill Requires Labeling Genetically Altered Fish
Genetically altered fish will need to be labeled as such when products are to be sold in Alaska.
Monsanto Dealt Defeat in Attempt to Invade Brazilian Schools
The Ministry of Culture had declined its support on a project financed by the company Monsanto, which was directed to students from public schools in a number of Brazilian states.
Austrian Government Study Confirms Genetically Modified (GM) Crops Threaten Human Fertility and Health Safety
